1 Corinthians 6
Lawsuits Against Believers
When one of you has a grievance against another, does he dare go to law before the unrighteous ainstead of the saints? 2 Or do you not know that athe saints will judge the world? And if the world is to be judged by you, are you incompetent to try trivial cases? 3 Do you not know that we are to judge angels? How much more, then, matters pertaining to this life! 4 So if you have such cases, awhy do you lay them before those who have no standing in the church? 5 aI say this to your shame. Can it be that there is no one among you wise enough to settle a dispute between the brothers, 6 but brother goes to law against brother, and that before unbelievers? 7 To have lawsuits at all with one another is already a defeat for you. aWhy not rather suffer wrong? Why not rather be defrauded? 8 But you yourselves wrong and defraud—even ayour own brothers!
9 Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: aneither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, 10 nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. 11 And asuch were some of you. But byou were washed, cyou were sanctified, dyou were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
Flee Sexual Immorality
12 a“All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not be dominated by anything. 13 a“Food is meant for the stomach and the stomach for food”—and God will destroy both one band the other. The body is not meant for sexual immorality, but cfor the Lord, and dthe Lord for the body. 14 And aGod raised the Lord and bwill also raise us up cby his power. 15 Do you not know that ayour bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and make them members of a prostitute? Never! 16 Or do you not know that he who is joined to a prostitute becomes one body with her? For, as it is written, a“The two will become one flesh.” 17 But he who is joined to the Lord abecomes one spirit with him. 18 aFlee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a person commits is outside the body, but the sexually immoral person bsins against his own body. 19 Or ado you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? bYou are not your own, 20 afor you were bought with a price. bSo glorify God in your body.
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